POMPANO BEACH, FL – JUNE 17: Broward Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Ozzy Tianga (L), along with other Deputies, deal with a man who was suspected of being under the influence of the drug Flakka on June 17, 2015 in Pompano Beach, Florida. The Sheriff’s Office is on the front lines to keep people from the drug, categorized as a bath salts, which has become an epidemic among users because the cheap synthetic drug made in overseas pharmaceutical plants can be swallowed in capsule form, snorted, injected, or smoked via an e-cigarette. Some of the effects of the drug include body overheating, a heightened sense of euphoria and greater propensity for uncontrollable violence. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A South Florida man accused of firing a gun at a detective during a drug investigation last week has surrendered to authorities.
Marquel Mathis, 26, of Pompano Beach, surrendered Monday night, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office news release. He was charged with attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer with a firearm.
Detectives were conducting surveillance Aug. 18 when Mathis exited an apartment and noticed them, officials said. One of the detectives identified himself as law enforcement to Mathis, who pulled a gun from his waistband and fired, investigators said. The shot missed the detective, striking a wall next to him.
Mathis went back inside the apartment and then escaped on foot. Investigators said a firearm was recovered on scene.
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Mathis was being held without bond. Jail records did not list an attorney who could comment on the case.
